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Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit votes to merge with Peterborough Public Health

December 5, 2024 by Dan Jones

A merger of two public health units in southern and central Ontario is imminent, after the Board of Directors for the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit voted in favour of amalgamating with Peterborough Public Health.

The potential merger of the two smaller health units would unlock new provincial funding, which could be used to enhance programing.

While the vote was not unanimous, many Board Members with the Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit voted in favour of amalgamating with Peterborough Public Health, believing the merger was the best option, not only for budget reasons, but by providing the best healthcare for area residents.

CFWN News Reporter Dan Jones has more.

Cannabis producer Aqualitas lights up deal to merge with British firm

March 15, 2024 by Rick Conrad

Nova Scotia cannabis producer Aqualitas has been sold to a British company.

The Brooklyn-based firm has been bought by the London-based Cannaray Limited. Aqualitas will become part of Cannaray’s medical cannabis division, Therismos, which operates in Germany and the UK.

Co-founder and CEO Myrna Gillis said Thursday the deal started being hashed out three years ago. She said jobs are safe at the plant in Brooklyn. “It’s a great thing for the plant here in Brooklyn,” she said in an interview.

“We have expansion plans that had been on the books for a while, because we effectively had more demand than we had supply or capacity to meet. And we have funds that are earmarked now under this agreement for expansion, so we’re going to have expansion in the Liverpool facility. It enhances our position in relation to jobs and we don’t have any expectation of any layoffs.”

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Merging of health units prompts debate at this week’s council meeting

March 15, 2024 by Brenda Little

The topic of merging local health units generated discussion at the Prince Edward County Council meeting on Tuesday night (March 12).

Dr. Ethan Toumishey, Medical Officer of Health and CEO of Hastings Prince Edward Public Health, made a presentation updating council on the work the health unit subcommittee has been exploring on the challenges and merits of mergers.

In August of last year, the Ontario Ministry of Health announced funding and support to health units that choose to voluntarily merge before January 2025. The plan requires a minimum population base of 500,000 people, so the potential merger would include Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit and Hastings Prince Edward.

A consulting firm is conducting a feasibility assessment with business case preparation. It is not yet complete. There was no clear cut answer from Dr. Toumishey to the ” what if we don’t” question.

The local public health units are expected to submit the first part of the application by April 2.

Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit votes to merge with Peterborough Public Health

Cannabis producer Aqualitas lights up deal to merge with British firm

Merging of health units prompts debate at this week’s council meeting

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